2015 New York Liberty season
CoachBill Laimbeer
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Attendanceper game
Results
Record23–11 (.676)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost conference finals
(1–2)
Team Leaders
PointsT. Charles 17.1
ReboundsT. Charles 8.5
AssistsT. Wright 3.5

The 2015 WNBA season, was the 19th season for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association. Bill Laimbeer returned as head coach.[1]

Transactions

WNBA draft

The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2015 WNBA draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 9 (from S.A.) Brittany Boyd  United States California
2 23 (from Min.) Amber Orrange  United States Stanford
3 27 (through Conn.) Laurin Mincy  United States Maryland
3 28 (from Minn.) Michala Johnson  United States Wisconsin

Trades

Date Trade

Roster

2015 New York Liberty roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C 31 United States Charles, Tina 6' 4" (1.93m) 198 lb (90kg) 12-05-1988 Connecticut
G 10 United States Prince, Epiphanny 5' 9" (1.75m) 167 lb (76kg) 01-11-1988 Rutgers
G 14 United States Rodgers, Sugar 5' 9" (1.75m) 160 lb (73kg) 12-08-1989 Georgetown
G 30 United States Wright, Tanisha 5' 11" (1.8m) 165 lb (75kg) 11-20-1983 Penn State
G 15 United States Boyd, Brittany 5' 9" (1.75m) 156 lb (71kg) 06-11-1993 California
G/F 17 United States Carson, Essence 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 07-28-1986 Rutgers
C 41 United States Stokes, Kiah 6' 3" (1.91m) 190 lb (86kg) 03-30-1993 California
C 8 United States Swords, Carolyn 6' 6" (1.98m) 210 lb (95kg) 07-19-1989 Boston College
G 3 United States Wheeler, Erica 5' 7" (1.7m) 143 lb (65kg) 05-02-1991 Rutgers
F 32 United States Cash, Swin 6' 2" (1.88m) 162 lb (73kg) 09-22-1979 Connecticut
G 9 Australia Allen, Rebecca 6' 1" (1.85m) 164 lb (74kg) 11-06-1992 Victoria (Australia)
G 2 United States Wiggins, Candice 5' 11" (1.8m) 154 lb (70kg) 02-14-1987 Stanford
C 7 United States Warley-Talbert, Avery 6' 3" (1.91m) 202 lb (92kg) 05-17-1987 Liberty
Head coach
United States Bill Laimbeer



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
x - New York Liberty2311.676–12–511–613–9
x - Chicago Sky2113.618213–48–914–8
x - Indiana Fever2014.588311–69–813–9
x - Washington Mystics1816.529511–67–1010–12
e - Atlanta Dream1519.44189–86–1110–12
e - Connecticut Sun1519.44188–97–106–16

Schedule

Preseason

2015 pre-season game log
Total: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Pre-season: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 May 22 Chicago L 55–83 Kiah Stokes (11) Kiah Stokes (11) Brittany Boyd (2) Bob Carpenter Center
3,105		 0–1
2 May 27 Atlanta L 72–85 Tina Charles (12) Kiah Stokes (11) Tanisha Wright (5) Madison Square Garden
(14,530)		 0–2
3 June 1 @ Minnesota L 80–85 Tina Charles (19) Tina Charles (5) Essence Carson (5) Target Center
3,520		 0–3
2015 season schedule

Regular season

2015 game log
Total: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
June: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 June 5 Atlanta W 82–73 Tina Charles (17) Tina Charles (12) Tanisha Wright (5) Madison Square Garden
8,910		 1–0
2 June 6 @ Washington L 62–67 Tina Charles (18) Kiah Stokes (9) Swin Cash (4) Verizon Center
7,400		 1–1
3 June 9 Indiana W 86–79 Tina Charles (21) Kiah Stokes (6) Tanisha Wright (5) Madison Square Garden
5,663		 2–1
4 June 11 Phoenix W 82–73 Tina Charles (19) Tina Charles (11) Essence Carson (3) Madison Square Garden
5,817		 3–1
5 June 14 Washington L 59–74 Essence Carson (12) Sugar Rodgers (7) Sugar Rodgers (5) Madison Square Garden
7,629		 3–2
6 June 19 Indiana L 63–80 Tanisha Wright (12) Tina Charles (8) Tina Charles (5) Madison Square Garden
7,815		 3–3
2015 season schedule

Playoffs

2015 playoff game log
Total: 3–3 (home: 2–2; road: 1–1)
Conference semifinals: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 September 18 Washington L 83–86 Epiphanny Prince (26) Carolyn Swords
Kiah Stokes (9)		 Tina Charles (5) Madison Square Garden
10,120		 0–1
2 September 20 Washington W 86–68 Tina Charles (22) Kiah Stokes (7) Tanisha Wright (6) Verizon Center
6,619		 1–1
3 September 22 Washington W 79–74 Tina Charles (22) Kiah Stokes (13) Tanisha Wright (5) Madison Square Garden
9,255		 2–1
Conference finals: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 September 23 Indiana W 84–67 Kiah Stokes (21) Tina Charles (7) Tina Charles (9) Madison Square Garden
7,229		 1–0
2 September 27 Indiana L 64–70 Tina Charles (25) Kiah Stokes (11) Tanisha Wright (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,505		 1–1
3 September 29 Indiana L 51–66 Candice Wiggins (15) Tina Charles (10) Epiphanny Prince (4) Madison Square Garden
10,120		 1–2
2015 playoff schedule

Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ "New York Liberty Rehires Bill Laimbeer as Head Coach". The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
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